鸟尽弓藏 meaning in English
cast aside the bow once the birds are gone -- cast sb. aside when he has served his purpose; the bows and arrows are put away when there are no more birds to shoot -- kick out sb. after his services are no longer needed.: 鸟尽弓藏, 兔死狗烹。 when all birds are shot, the bow will be set aside; when all hares are killed, the hounds will be stewed and eaten -- kick out sb. after his services are no longer needed
Examples
- When all birds are shot , the bow will be set aside ; when all hares are killed , the hounds will be stewed and eaten -- kick out sb. after his services are no longer needed .
鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹。 - The idiom " niao jin gong cang " literally means when there are no birds to shoot , the slingshot becomes useless and is put away
“鸟尽弓藏”这则成语的原意是指鸟被打光了，打鸟的弹弓就没用了，也该收藏起来。